On paper, they have a deal to avoid a government
shutdown.
The devil's in the details and making sure they can
get it done before Saturday at midnight.
A chat program has the latest on the drama.
Chad.
O'Neill, The text of the more than $1.2 trillion spending
bill came out overnight.
800 billion of it goes toward the military.
But the question is how fast Congress can approve it
before the deadline Early Saturday morning.
The House is supposed to wait 72 hours before voting.
That would mean a vote early Sunday morning.
Waiting that long imposes a shutdown.
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the rule is not sacred.
What's the push back on the 72 hour rule?
You said we're going to get this done by Friday
night,
but that would mean.
Violating the 72 hours.
There's nothing sacred about 72 hours.
The idea is you want to allow the legislation to
be reviewed adequately by the members before they vote on
it.
We're trying to maintain it even in a time crunch.
North Carolina Republican Greg Murphy questioned the 72 hour rule.
His solution? Quote, Read faster.
The bill runs just over 1000 pages.
It also includes $2 billion in earmarks.
Some conservatives will not support the bill but want to
clear the decks.
I'm not into futile. I don't like government shutdowns.
It does. It just costs people more.
It hurts people. However, other conservatives want to offer amendments
to the bill.
However, that slows down the process now.
Congress must now race to pass this package before government
funding runs out this Friday.
Once the House acts, the Senate will need bipartisan cooperation
to pass it before Friday's deadline and avoid a shutdown.
The Senate is already anticipating a short shutdown.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told Republicans to be ready
to vote over the weekend after.
The deadline?